Michelle Bump, choreographer/director/performer
Michelle,
a native of Athens Ohio, graduated from Ohio University with a BFA in Dance. She is a Cincinnati Exercise Physiologist
and Personal Trainer who has developed her own Dance Fitness Program, teaching it at various facilities in the area and specializing
in work with older adults. She is also a skilled trainer for the Pilates Method. She worked with Shawn
Womack Dance Projects for two years and has performed with Babatundi Olatunji African Drum and Dance Company in Rhineback,
NY and with Ohio Choreographer, Susan Van Pelt. Michelle has collaborated with Kentucky Artist Dan Dutton in several
Folk Opera dance projects. She also performs with Fanchon Shur’s Flight, Fight, Freeze project and has
been working with Diane Germaine since 2000 on several roles specially created for her, including the solo Rain.
Love Me - Love
Me Not is an invigorating and thought provoking performance combining original choreographic
movement by Michelle Bump, new live music by Betsy Lippitt and video into a spell binding program of modern dance. Michelle
describes the work as, "A whimsical portrayal of love versus fear and the repercussions spun out of it." Images
of love, anger and fear are portrayed through the metaphors of interactions... reactions... a bullfight- a la Spain -
and more -- giving away just a hint of what's to come!
The dance cast: Rose Baz, Michelle Bump, Vickie Fairchild, Linda
Kean, Colleen McCarty, Julie Mullins, and Isabelle Provosty. Video projection art is by Roesing.
Audio, photographic and technical support: Sound Foundry Productions.
